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Staying In Your Lane!!

Running Your Own Race: this is the art of being able to
adapt distinctiveness in your operational efforts towards achieving your
goals and dreams. Seeing that success is usually likened to a journey, here are
some of the key ingredients we should know and use whilst embarking on this
very important journey in life:

i) Be Realistic With What You See On Social Media

A lot of times we can get carried away by other peoples’ lifestyles and
“accomplishments” of which, if not gauged can lead us to comparing ourselves to
them and establishing the draining feeling of inadequacy. Most of the times, what we
see on social media is either exaggerated or does not exist. Unfortunately,
we live in a world were so many people live to impress the crowd even
at the expense of their own happiness, a world built on superficial beliefs.
Vanity in moderation isn’t at all harmful. However, it can get out of hand so
it is wise to look up to more realistic figures, who display things in a humble
way so that we are positively inspired.

ii) Define Your Own Success

Success is defined differently by each one of us. If you do not create your own definition, society will define it for you. Think of what types of accomplishments matter the most to you as a
person, make a list of what you hope to achieve within a given timeline for
example, within a semester or season and work towards that.

iii) Be An Opportunist

Plan a schedule according
to regular routines, always trying to do more with your time. Identify
opportunities that will drive you towards reaching your goal and use them
effectively within your abilities and resources.

iv) Live Up To Your Own Expectations

Everyone
has their own expectations in line with their goals and aspirations. At times,
we can be derailed by expectations of others around us such as our families and
friends. This can not only slow down your journey towards success but it can
result in a detour that might lead us into running someone else’s race and not
our own.

v) Give Yourself Time

In order to get ahead in
this important journey in our lives, we need to give ourselves enough time.
That does not translate to procrastinating; it just means coming to terms with
your circumstances, finding a sustainable way of reaching
your goals and setting your own pace and speed of progress, and always reminding yourself how far you have gone. This helps
to maintain consistency when we feel things are moving too slowly or even
stagnant.

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About Aunt Sadaka

Aunt Sadaka is a trained counselor with over 10 years experience in councelling
and coaching young girls in various issues. She is here to share with you her advice and experience. Ask her any question you may have, she will answer you and she assures you of confidentiality.